Are you looking for awesome gifts for a 12-year-old girl that she will love? You must be feeling so confused while thinking about all the possible gift solutions and we get that. This is the age when they are just being exposed to the real world. This leads to a change in their dreams and aspirations. At this age, they tend to take the opinions of their friends very seriously. They also start having their firm opinions on things. Well, we want to help you in your search for the perfect gift for a tween girl. We have curated a list of presents that she is sure to rave about to her friends and the best gifts that she is going to adore. 

20 Best Gifts for The 12-Year-Old Girls 

We had earlier brought you the best presents for 11-year old girls and now we bring you gift ideas for girls aged 12 based on all budgets. This list is going to help you whether you are a parent or share any other relationship with the 12-year-old girl.

12 is the age when a girl has entered middle school. It is a time when parents start allowing their daughters to have sleepovers with their group of girls. A 12 year old can no longer be called a little girl as she starts developing her distinct personality. An instant camera is going to be a special way to capture and celebrate all those moments which are special for both the girls and their parents. Our photos are all digital nowadays but with this Instax Mini camera, photos will be created which can be touched and felt. Looking back at memories becomes very special when you have physical photos. Mini polaroid style credit-card sized photos will be developed instantly with pressing of a button. She can use those photos for decorating the walls of her room. This is a mini pink coloured camera which will fit inside a small backpack.

Key Features:

• Built-in flash
• Automatic exposure
• Selfie-lens and close-up lens

Many tweens like to express themselves through their drawings. If the pre-teen you know has an artistic bent of mind too, then a sketchbook is a great gift. It will show that you support her hobby and want her to nurture her talent. This is a set of 2 A5 sized Oxford sketchbooks having 50 sheets in each. The pages are 140 GSM thick and the blank pages can be comfortably used for water-colouring without having to worry about the pages bleeding. Acid-free strong paper ensures there is less smudging and blotching. These fine art drawing papers can be used for all styles of drawing like manga, still life, cartoons etc. The budding junior artist can use various mediums like pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolors and acrylic paints.

Key Features:

• Spiral binding
• Thick pages
• Pack of 2 sketchbooks

A 12 year old girl starts exploring different kinds of styles. Whatever styles she follows, Vans Old Skool shoes have been trending for years now and she is going to love it. These sneakers have been designed by taking inspiration from traditional sneakers. The sole has been made using rubber with extra padding for additional comfort. The upper part is made from canvas material. These checked shoes are a reminder of the skate shoes of the bygone decades. 12 year olds can wear these shoes to any occasion as they are both comfortable and stylish. The canvas shoes can be cleaned easily too.

Key Features:

• True to size fit
• Branded Vans box
• Easy to clean

Making ice cream rolls by a 12 year old can create a mess in any kitchen but it is so much fun! This Rolled Ice Cream Maker is the perfect gift for the young foodie who has started taking interest in making edibles in her own kitchen. In fact, her full family can join her in this fun activity. Everyone will enjoy turning their favourite flavour of ice cream into ice cream rolls. Each set has everything that’s needed to make the rolls like one ice cream plate which can be kept in the freezer, one straw spoon, two scrapers and six cutters. This is an uncommon gift which no 12 year old will expect and your gift is going to be a pleasant surprise for her. The next time there is a celebration in the family, it can be made extra-special with desserts made by the young and upcoming star chef of the family!

Key Features:

• Portable kit
• Creative dessert making set
• Food grade plastic accessories

Finding a middle schooler’s room without string lights is hard. It looks almost incomplete. We loved these string lights which can be amazing gifts for girls age 12. Their warm light adds an ambient lighting to the bedroom and boosts the mood. And to top that, there are 10 clips on this string so that your 12-year-old can attach her favourite pictures on them. The string lights will look great when hung above the bed or near the reading table or a window. The soft glow of LED lights are a simple way to spruce up a youngster’s bedroom and look quite stylish too, especially when she adds her favourite photos having all her favourite people in them. We have listed the most inexpensive one but you can choose the strings with 16 or 20 lights, or lights shaped like stars or hearts.

Key Features:

• Battery-powered lights
• Warm white colour
• 10 transparent clips

A hooded jacket is a must-have in every girl’s wardrobe. You will earn brownie points by giving a 12 year old this fleece hoodie with galaxy-print on it. But this fleece jacket comes in many other colours. We have chosen the one name ‘Pink Tiny Spot’. It is perfect for wearing when the days have started to get cold and she can wear it while going for a walk or to meet her friends. The jacket is available in a range of sizes and is made with 80% polyester and 20% cotton. The hoodie is fleece lined and though not for very cold days but the jacket can give enough warmth on mildly chilly days. It is best when the winter is setting in. A middle school goer would love to stay warm and comfy without compromising on her style quotient.

Key Features:

• 2 welt pockets
• Full zipper closure
• Fleece-lined hoodie

Looking for colourful gifts for a 12 year girl? When notes can be written using colourful and sparkling ink, then it does not remain a mundane task anymore. Even solving mathematical problems becomes fun. This pen set has an assortment of 100 gel pens to make life more colourful. These are non-toxic gel ink which has no acid and all the pens have fine 1.0mm tips. There is a mix of standard, metallic, pastel, neon glitter, swirl,neon and glitter pens. These pens can be used with coloring books and scrapbooks too and can be used for drawing, crafting and doodling. The ink flows smoothly and the tips glide on papers which makes them great for creative uses like making greeting cards, invitation cards, nail art etc. It has all the colours and gel pen ink type that a 12-year-old can possibly need. The packing of pens has been done in a compact and space-saving way so that they can be stored easily without any getting misplaced.

Key Features:

• 5 different types of ink
• Fine tips
• Bright visible colours

Though this is a doll house, its jumbo size makes it a play tent for kids too. This tent house is waterproof and not heavy at all. It can be the perfect Birthday gift for a 12 year old princess. The pop-up folding makes assembling it a breeze. Weighing less than 3lbs, the whole tent can be folded and put into the carrying case that comes with it. The bag makes the tent more portable as it can be carried anywhere easily to set it up. The tent can be set up both indoors and outdoors, wherever she wants to play or have a little private corner. There are two mesh windows which gives visibility and allows air to flow in and out of the tent freely. Which 12 year old will not love having her own teepee where she can read books, play alone or with another friend or sibling.  She can study or make drawings sitting inside her tent too.

Key Features:

• Waterproof polyester fabric
• Non-toxic painting
• Easy to clean

This kit is one of the great gift ideas for a 12 year girl as it has everything a beginner weaver needs to make a fashionable pom-pom hat for herself and a cup cozy. It will develop her creative skills. If she does not want to follow the given instructions to make the hat and the cozy, she can use her imagination to make whatever she wants to. Otherwise she can easily make the two things that will keep her comfortable and her hot chocolate warm. Knitting is known to lessen stress and calm one’s mind down. There are other beneg=fits of this kit which makes it a good gift. Skills like problem-solving, comprehension, fine motor coordination, maths, planning and critical thinking skills are enhanced. There are 90 yards of colourful rainbow yarns and also 2 pom poms for the hat. There is a how-to video online too which will help the beginner at each step of her knitting.

Key Features:

• Soft rainbow yarn
• Relaxes the mind
• Improves coordination and motor skills

This is an educational STEM toy for kids who are more than 8 years old. If the 12 year old girl in your life has been showing a keen interest in science, then this is the perfect gift for the budding scientist. There is an educational book having 36 pages in the kit and the opportunity to carry out 14 wonderful experiments. Vital skills like memory, creativity and concentration get a boost while playing with this kit. The young lady will be able to surprise her loved ones by making color explosions, rockets, effervescent bombs etc. The kit is meant to develop an interest in science among kids and all the experiments can be carried out very safely. They will learn how to create small and simple explosions using the things available at home. You will be amazed to see the 12 year old create fizzy bombs, rockets and piercing a balloon without it exploding and much more.

Key Features:

• STEM kit
• 14 experiments
• Book with instructions, hints and tips

When a 12 year old girl is not very keen on learning maths, a good way to interest her in the subject is through one of these presents for a 12 year olds girl. The box has 126 tiles, a bag, terrain board and a rule book. By playing this game, she will be practicing maths seven times more than usual and will also be retaining what she learnt a lot better. She will be using BODMAS and the four most important mathematical operations. A good game which can keep both kids and adults busy thinking. This is an award-winning cooperative game which takes about 20 minutes to play. One has to think, plan and build to win. As 2-4 players can play it, a family can have a good time bonding over maths and not by watching anything on the screen. It will be a maths revision time for the parents too.

Key Features:

• Maths learning game
• Reasoning skills and critical thinking gets developed
• Cooperative game

This is a 3D wooden puzzle kit where the player has to assemble, design and decorate a solar racer. Parents can join their 12 year old girl in this project too and have a fun, memorable experience. It is an educational STEAM toy which also shows how teamwork and cooperation is important. Apart from that, the kit also improves self-confidence, problem solving skills, logical thinking and manual dexterity. The kit also has a booklet imparting knowledge about solar energy and also a painting kit, using which players can customise their car. Building and painting their own car will challenge a child to be more creative and imaginative. All the parts needed to build a solar powered car have been included in the kit which needs no screws.

Key Features:

• STEAM toy
• Intro to Basic Engineering
• Includes solar power panel

A 12 year old starts to feel like a big girl and you should make her feel more confident about herself with this gift item for a 12 years old girl. Help her to form some life goals and work towards achieving them. It can be a small one like planting and growing a tree to bigger ones like climbing a mountain over 1000 feet. This bucket list scratch off poster will help her a lot in setting and achieving some important goals too. The poster is quite inspirational which will provide her with ideas of things she needs to do and experiences she must have before she turns 100. This list will help her to not feel directionless in her life at any point in her life as there will always be something that she needs to scratch off from the poster. If she receives this goal-setting to-do list now, she will have to grow up some more in order to try some ideas in the list. All in all, you will be giving her a life-long project!.

Key Features:

• 100 fun activities
• Includes road trips and adventures
• Can be hung on wall, bulletin board or fridge

When girls turn 12, they naturally have their own secrets to keep and getting privacy becomes important to them. They do not like to be disturbed when they want to have their ‘me time’. A girl of this age starts maintaining a daily diary too. We all have gone through this transitional phase and as adults, we should respect their privacy too and let them have some space where they can reflect upon their lives and themselves. Yes, they should not be left totally unsupervised at any time though for their own safety. Girls evolve emotionally too at this age and that is why this is a perfect gift for a 12 year old. This book looks like a dictionary from outside but it is actually a mini safety vault. There is a lock and key too and she can keep her jewellery, money and her personal secret things too. When kept on the bookshelf, everyone is going to mistake it for a dictionary.

Key Features:

• 2 keys
• Deceptive design
• Travel-friendly

If it is the birthday of a potterhead then this tote bag is certainly one of the delightful gift ideas for a 12 year old girl . The bag carries the Hogwarts symbol and not the sigil of any particular house. So you don’t have to worry about her being a Ravenclaw or a Gryffindor if you don’t know already. This bag is going to be her constant companion, whether she is going for her classes or to catch up with friends on weekends. Good quality cotton has been used in making this durable bag. It is big enough for her shopping trips too.

Key Features:

• 100% cotton
• Large graphic
• Long handles

For a 12-year-old, a cute looking watch is a great gift idea. The watch has a large dial which will make it easy for her to read the time.It has water resistance capability of upto 30 meters. Moreover it is a quartz watch, so time will be precisely displayed and will not make any ticking noise. The dial and the band is made from plastic so it won’t get damaged easily. The straps will not also tear with continuous use. She will love this bright blue coloured watch with a disney princess on the dial and patterned straps.

Key Features:

• 30m water resistant
• Quartz watch
• Plastic dial cover

Best gifts for a 12 year old girl should be like this one. Young girls like to read motivational quotes and they also love writing positive notes and captions and that is why we think this cinema light box is going to be an amazing gift for a 12-year old girl. It is a unique gift with cool features. Apart from letters, there are also numbers and emojis. It is a LED cinematic marquee sign lightbox which has 6 remote-controlled colors. With this gift, she can be creative and make inspirational messages or any type of note. The lightbox will look great on her bedside table or study table.

Key Features:

• Has emojis
• Ambient lighting
• Remote controlled

Girls start enjoying recording their daily events and thoughts in a diary around this age. Journaling is a beneficial activity for the mind. One can use writing their thoughts in order to think more clearly or use the notebook to express their creativity. This secret diary aka a lockable notepad is a thoughtful gift for a 12 year old. It is going to encourage her to get into the practice of maintaining a journal. She will enjoy looking back at the past and read about all the significant moments when she becomes a full fledged teenager.

Key Features:

• Includes pens, keychain and lock
• Colour  changing sequins
• Stress reliever gift

Since she is no longer a little kid, she hates being told to drink water every now and then. But you know she must maintain proper hydration. If you give her this cool orange teal water bottle, she will not forget to drink water throughout the day as her bottle is going to make her excited enough to keep sipping water out of it. The lines printed on the bottle will encourage her to drink the required amount of water. She will be drinking 2 bottles of water in a day without complaining. As a thoughtful gift, this is one of the best gifts for 12 year girl.

Key Features:

• Wide mouth
• Leak proof design
• I litre capacity

Cross body bags are quite popular among young girls. They are also great gifts as they carry a practical value and are useful. This sling bag has two compartments and an exterior zipper pocket. The straps are adjustable and the zippers are thick and strong. There are 2 side mesh pockets as well. Any young girl will be delighted to get an imported Madden Girl bag as a gift for her.

Key Features:

• Adjustable straps
• Bright neon colour
• Spacious

So there, we have listed gift ideas for girls age 12 based on all budgets. This list is going to help you whether you are a parent or share any other relationship with the 12 year old girl. All the gifts are nice but we have taken care to not include very expensive gifts that can spoil her. Nobody wants that, making her happy is what matters.